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October 19, 2020October 20, 2020
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Color Psychology: How Nature Can Inspire Design

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My small windowless office frequently made me feel as though the days would never end. Fortunately, I didn’t have to spend too much time in there. I worked on both the inpatient and outpatient units. This allowed me to spend a good amount of time […]

October 2, 2020October 4, 2020
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The Healing Power of Birds: How Birds Can Help us Heal

It was pretty epic as far as break ups go. We had jumped into the relationship with both feet and never left any time for healing. His marriage had ended a few years earlier. Mine a few months before. So it shouldn’t have been a […]

September 27, 2020October 12, 2020
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How Landscapes Heal Even If They Aren’t Green

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One year earlier, I packed up all my belongings, sold my house and moved across the country to study landscape architecture. It may have seemed somewhat foolhardy, but my interest in healing landscapes drew me to it. Although I decided not to complete the three […]

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020
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How to Prevent Burnout by Spending Time in Nature

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It was Saturday night. My heart started racing as I realized that tomorrow was Sunday. The more I thought about it the more difficult it became to breathe. Panic started to rise up so I went out on my patio and watched the sunset. As […]

September 12, 2020September 12, 2020
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How to Find Joy in Nature Through Small Surprises

The idea of driving across the country to visit my older sister in New Jersey had seemed like a great idea at the time. My younger sister and I loaded up my car and started the journey excitedly. We left the desert southwest and drove […]

September 1, 2020September 4, 2020
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Gardening Is Therapeutic, Even When We Fail

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Gardening is therapeutic photo of seed packets

I stood staring in horror and shock. ‘What happened to my jalapeno peppers?!’ I asked in disbelief. The leaves were missing from the plant and it appeared as though someone had taken a bite out of each pepper. I looked over at my two dogs […]

August 27, 2020September 6, 2020
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How to Calm the Mind: Becoming Awe Struck in Nature

Nature and Healing

It seemed as though all the time and effort I had put into healing over the past few years had just gone to waste. Feelings of depression, anxiety and low self-worth began to resurface. But I immediately knew the solution, nature.

August 18, 2020August 27, 2020
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What Is My Purpose? How I Discovered It in a Pandemic

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My boss’s words, ‘your hours will be cut in half,’ were not a surprise to me but it seemed that I had been caught in a flurry of bad news lately. I quickly processed her words without showing any emotion.